Ingredients for - Banana Bars

1. Shortening ½ cup
2. White sugar 1 cup
3. Milk ½ cup
4. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
5. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups
6. Baking soda ½ teaspoon
7. Salt ½ teaspoon
8. Very ripe banana, mashed 1
9. Lemon juice 1 teaspoon
10. Chopped walnuts ½ cup
11. Butter, melted 2 tablespoons
12. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
13. Confectioners' sugar 2 cups
14. Ripe banana ½
15. Salt ½ teaspoon
16. Lemon juice ¼ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Banana Bars

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Stir in the milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in 1 banana, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and walnuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.

3 . Stage

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let bars cool in the pan on a wire rack.

4 . Stage

To make the frosting: In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, confectioners' sugar, 1/2 banana, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice using an electric mixer. Beat until smooth. Spread over cooled bars and then cut into squares.